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The Artizan cocktail bar in Linthorpe Village,
Middlesbrough, has already expanded after
opening this summer.
HERE’S WHY HE’S
TOP OF THE BILL
RAISE YOUR GLASSES TO
COCKTAIL BAR’S SUCCESS
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hriving gin and cocktail bar, The Artizan,
has almost doubled its capacity after
carrying out extension work to meet
demand from Teessiders looking to enjoy
their wide range of drinks.
Since opening during the summer on Roman
Road in Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, The Artizan
has proved a huge hit with its locally-themed,
barrel-aged cocktails such as The Transporter,
Captain Cook, Cleveland Hills and its marquee
offering, the Welder’s Margarita.
And its owners moved to meet the growing
demand by investing in extending the public
space to increase seating capacity from 31 to 57.
Paul Wood, who runs The Artizan along with
brothers Andrew and Anthony Hynes, said:
“We’re proud to have built the venue ourselves
and we again carried out all the extension work
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ourselves, too.
“Demand has exceeded even our own high
expectations, so we made a decision to extend
into the adjoining space that we had planned to
lease out – but it was clear that we needed the
space. So what was once Peppercorns Sandwich
Shop is now part of our venue.
“We’ve had fantastic feedback about the look
and feel of the place that helps to create a great
atmosphere and ambience while enjoying what
we think is the best cocktails and gin menu on
Teesside.
“We’re open seven days a week, but we’re
attracting people in from Yarm, Redcar and right
across Teesside on Fridays and Saturdays, while
we’ve quickly built up a number of Linthorpe
regulars, which is great.”
Scottish airline launches two
new flights from Tees airport
cotland’s Airline Loganair is to launch
new services linking Aberdeen,
Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA)
and Norwich, starting in October.
The regional airline will provide up to
three weekday non-stop flights between the
Granite City and DTVA with one flight on
Sunday and will restore air links between the
North-East and East Anglia after two decades
by introducing a non-stop flight six days a
week linking DTVA with Norwich.
The move will see the introduction of
Loganair’s first routes at DTVA but adds to
its existing presence in Norwich, where the
airline employs 25 staff including pilots, cabin
crew and engineers to provide regular flights
to Edinburgh, Manchester and Jersey.
Both of the new DTVA routes will benefit
from a codeshare with Loganair’s sister
company bmi Regional. Passengers travelling
via Aberdeen can access easy onward links
to Orkney, Shetland, the Danish seaport of
Esbjerg and Norway’s capital, Oslo.
Jonathan Hinkles, Loganair’s managing
director, said: “Commencing operations
from Durham Tees Valley Airport is another
important milestone in Loganair’s 55-year
history and we’re thrilled to mark the
occasion.”
The announcement was welcomed
by DTVA chief executive Steve Gill as a
“real shot in the arm for the airport – and
very good news for the region’s business
community”.
Rarely could an accolade be more
appropriate than the one won by my
friend Bill Scott, voted Teesside’s Most
Inspiring Businessperson by his peers
in the Tees Business poll you can read
about in this issue.
Inspiring is absolutely the right word
to describe Bill.
He has led Wilton Engineering – the
business he built from scratch – back
in the right direction with a hugely
impressive breakthrough into the
offshore wind sector. What this is
proof of is that Bill’s got a really rare
quality in business in that not only can
he achieve success but he can adapt
too.
He’s clearly good at building
businesses and making money but
what sets Bill apart from others is that
he’s also so generous with his time,
energy and with his own money.
The great thing about Bill is that if
he can help someone he will. I think
that’s a fantastic quality. Fair play to
anyone who builds a great business
and creates jobs – Teesside needs
plenty of that – but we should be
much more willing to champion those
who do all that but also support the
community too.
In my opinion, he is a perfect role
model for entrepreneurs of all ages
who want to build a successful
business.
He sets standards in ambition, job
creation, compassion and generosity.
If only we could clone Bill and create
another 50 of him! Teesside would
then be the most thriving, positive and
energetic city in the whole world.
To the man in the street Bill Scott
isn’t a household name, but he really
should be. He deserves all of the
accolades and I congratulate him on
this recognition.
Andy Preston
Chairman,
Teesside Philanthropic Foundation
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